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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I do enjoy his stuff. But it always felt like something lacked in most of these stories. I wish I could put a finger on exactly what it was, but it felt like just a general unhappiness with most of it in general.
Not my favourite Mieville. While some stories I was happy enough to see the back of I was left frustrated more often by imagining where things might have developed.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read enough to feel confident in investing time in one of his novels
Some really interesting ideas here, but most of the stories ended so abruptly. I think I prefer China Miéville's novels over his short stories.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I'm always in the mood for some China Mieville. Here's a link to my review of the book for Entertainment Weekly: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/30/three-moments-of-an-explosion-china-mieville-review
This was a rough one. The collection had some absolutely stunning moments but man-oh-man I thought I would never get to the end of it. I assume that as the author was writing much of this collection he was thinking 'oh wow! I am so clever.' Very disappointing after reading 'This Census-Taker' (which is an incredibly beautiful book).
This one took me so, so long to read. Overall I enjoyed it. I didn't realise there were so many short stories in it, and some definitely were much better than others. Some were also a bit too weird, if there really is such a thing. Many of these stories could have been thickened out to longer short stories or even novellas. There are more than a few stories that could have added in something of an explanation about why whatever was happening was happening. Even though a few of the stores dragged and some were way too weird for me to deal with, I still enjoyed Mieville's writing and imagination.
Finally finished this. Most of the stories were meh, with a few gems, as is usually the case in short fiction collections. A few were too gruesome for me.
Favorites:
Polynia
The Dowager of Bees
Dreaded Outcome
The Design
Favorites:
Polynia
The Dowager of Bees
Dreaded Outcome
The Design